I got out of bed one morning, feeling depressed and sad. I
opened my door and to my disappointment the wet newborn winters
day stared back at me, dark gray clouds in the sky and not a
hint of sunshine. Oh, well. It is winter so what do you expect.
As I was about to turn back, something caught my eye. In the
farthest corner of the garden, amongst the lush, green citrus
fruit trees, the plum tree was standing, stripped of its
leaves. What were so wonderful, were the hundreds of tine
raindrops decorating the brown, bare branches. It looked like
somebody neatly fastened strings of diamond necklaces to each
branch. I went outside to take a closer look. As I was standing
next to the tree, admiring the spectacle, a few sunrays slowly,
but surely forced their way through the dark clouds. I knew what
was about to happen, and waited in anticipation.Finally the
rays of the sun broke through, reached down and touched each and
every drop hanging on tree. Right before my eyes, the silver
diamonds transformed into an explosion of brilliant, flashing
colours. I looked up into the sky, and saw a rainbow, reflecting
the same colours and then, to my amazement, it started to
drizzle. There I was, standing in my garden, looking at this
breathtaking display through a misty curtain of light rain,
speechless and in awe. Gone was my depression. I lifted my head
to heaven and prayed: Lord, thank you for this day and thank you
for every living creature. Today, you showed me that every dark
cloud can be pushed away, so the sun can shine through and bring
warmth and colour into our lives. Please remind me to always
look through the curtain of despair and unhappiness, to see the
beautiful and positive things life has to offer. I praise you
Lord.
Butterfly.
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